BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District students will return to school tomorrow, Tuesday, October 11, and will operate on a one-hour delay. BCSD employees are to report at their regular time. Students will arrive on a one-hour delay. The scheduled early release for elementary and middle schools and late-in for high schools has been canceled for Wednesday, October 12. The […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District (BCSD) classes are canceled and offices are closed Monday, October 10 due to weather and road conditions resulting from the impact of Hurricane Matthew. Essential personnel including district and school administrators, maintenance and facilities, technology, school custodians, transportation supervisors, and child nutrition managers will report Monday to assess damage and prepare for the return […]
According to the Charleston Police Department, a former Berkeley County school bus driver is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student who recently gave birth to his child. Kevin Michael Wesley, Jr., 30, is charged with second and third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. A judge recently set bond at $400,000. Berkeley County School District officials have confirmed that Wesley is […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County School District will host an information session for individuals interested in becoming certified to teach through one of the state’s alternative certification programs on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, from 4:45 p.m. until 7 p.m. at MenRiv Education Park (0 Pulaski Street, Goose Creek). Individuals who attend will receive information about receiving certification through Teach for […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Board of Education voted and unanimously approved the name of the new school to be built in the Tanner Plantation/Foster Creek area at its Tuesday, September 27, meeting. The name of the new school will be Bowen’s Corner Elementary School. Berkeley County School District Board member and Naming Committee Chair, Dr. Kent Murray, said, “The […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District will host a series of six public forum meetings, entitled Moving Berkeley Forward, a community that empowers every student for success. Community members who attend the forum will hear a short presentation and have an opportunity to ask questions to a panel of district officials. The purpose of the forums is to allow the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Due to the forecast of heavy rain and winds, resulting from Tropical Storm Hermine, Berkeley County School District has cancelled classes and closed offices for tomorrow, Friday, September 2, 2016. District officials say they made this decision after consulting with staff at the Berkeley County Emergency Preparedness Center and receiving updated weather advisories from the National Weather […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District’s class of 2016 was the first class required by the state to take the ACT as high school juniors. As seniors, this class improved its composite score by .4 percentage points compared to their previous year’s results. This growth from 17.5 to 17.9 is considered statistically significant, district leaders stated. “Considering this is the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, SC — Not even a full week since students have been back to school and complaints to the Berkeley County School District have been rolling in about the school bus system. A cell phone video that’s been shared via social media shows students on a crowded bus standing and sitting in a bus aisle. “My child is my responsibility. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Just in time for the new school year, the Berkeley County School District recently launched a new BCSD app, re-designed its website and created a new logo. The details on all three are below: The new app The new BCSD app, Berkeley County SD, is available for download now in the app store, and is compatible with both iOS […]
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